Oh, so now it is the commercials that are to blame for children being overweight.
A new study shows that kids who watched commercials for food before a cartoon and then were fed afterwards ate more than the children that didn't see the ads. In fact Dr. Jason Halford said that: "Our research confirms food TV advertising has a profound effect on all children's eating habits -- doubling their consumption rate."
Damn.
I have decided to blame Taco Bell commercials for my fat ass. I have also decided to start TiVoing (it is a word for me) ads for vegetables to see if it influences my daughter. I'm not going to hold my breath or anything, but I am desperate.
Look, I'm not going to sit here and say that the results of this study aren't true, but I will sit here and say that television is a wonderful scapegoat. While watching commercials for food absolutely makes me want to eat more, I have the power to control my own caloric intake. I can also control (sort of) what my children eat. Come on parents. Let's own up to some of this responsibility.
